Tarun Tejpal, the editor of one of India’s most important investigative-journalism magazines, said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal that he will cooperate with a police inquiry into allegations of sexual assault. Read More »

One of India’s most important investigative-journalism magazines, Tehelka, has been rocked this week by a police inquiry into allegations of sexual assault involving its editor Tarun Tejpal, who has stepped down temporarily.

The magazine’s managing editor spoke to The Wall Street Journal about events and the way she dealt with the complaint. Read More »

The tiny country’s fledgling free press is already struggling from lack of government advertising which it relies on for revenue and some in the media say it could be because of the national happiness agenda. Read More »

The gang rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in Mumbai, which echoed the attack on a young woman in New Delhi in December, has prompted reflection in the Indian media about whether anything has changed since the earlier assault, or whether things have become worse for women in India. Read More »

Police in a small town in Maharashtra say they are searching for a former Congress politician they think is linked to an alleged acid attack on a journalist because of his reports on the illegal trade in chewing tobacco. Read More »

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